About the Characters
Elements of a Novel
Open-Ended Response
About the Novel
Take a Chance
100
Is 17 and goes to boarding school in Boston
Who is Nore?
100
the formation of mental images
What is imagery?
100
Restates question without giving the answer
What is topic sentence?
100
She was hit by a drunk driver while riding her bike and died.
What is what happened to Nore’s mother?
100
helps Nore find Charlie LaCouture
Who is Dave?
200
Her husband was cheating on her
Who is Lisette?
200
a reference to something famous
What is an allusion?
200
Supports topic sentence, begins with a transition word, states first reason or example
What is the first statement?
200
He starts the boat which causes Nore to fall into the water and almost drown.
What is what Gabe does to Nore?
200
is 13 years old and awkward
Who is Josie?
300
Drove too fast and was pulled over by a policeman
Who is Gabe?
300
hints and clues that tip the reader off as to what is to come later
What is foreshadowing?
300
At least 2 of these that supports reasons
What are supporting details?
300
Nore takes this from Gabe’s room
What is a picture?
300
What happened when Dave and Nore are back in the cabin
What is Lisette locks them in the cabin, pours gasoline, and ignites the cabin?
400
Was thrown by a horse and killed
Who is Louis?
400
“The brush of her lips was as soft as the wings of a butterfly.”
What is imagery?
400
Supports topic sentence, begins with a transition word, states second reason or example
What is the second statement?
400
Nore finds these three things in the slave cabin
What are pictures, diaries, and death certificates
400
Nore goes back to the cabin to get proof and finds this
What is Gabe or the lock exactly the way she left it?
500
Housekeeper at Shadow Grove
Who is Celina?
500
“My initial reaction to Shadow Grove as a replica of Scarlett O’Hara’s Tara was renewed and reinforced…”
What is an allusion?
500
Begins with a transition word, restates examples/reasons and topic sentence
What is a concluding sentence?
500
Nore’s dad come into a great deal of money because of this
What is his novel sold to Hollywood?
500
This is the setting of the story
What is Louisiana, Shadow Grove or present day?
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